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‘We tell kids, this ocean is yours’: how South Africa’s ‘Black Mermaid’ inspires children to swim
When Zandile Ndhlovu looked below the surface of the ocean for the first time, she was terrified. Then 28, she was on a snorkelling trip in Bali. “The captain told us to jump off the boat into the water, and I started freaking out when I realised I couldn’t touch the ground,” says Ndhlovu, who has…
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